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Trump calls Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a ‘disgrace’

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 16 October 2026

US president says Zelenskyy ‘more difficult to deal with than Putin’ after ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses Europe live – latest updates Donald Trump has called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace”, while renewing his criticism of Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskyy after an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine collapsed.

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